St Michael's CofE Primary School, Great Lever
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 2–11 · Bolton
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Bolton Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2022–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
St Michael's CofE Primary School, Great Lever is a primary school in Bolton for ages 2–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next, from the inspection on 3 July 2024. Bolton has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2022 to 2026 entry.
St Michael's CofE Primary School, Great Lever catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, whereas places ran out in 2024, when a last distance was published.
- In 2024/25, 59% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 16% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- The 2026 Reception entry had 55 first-choice applications for 59 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 4 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- 24.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 30.6% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Bolton.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Bolton schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Green Lane, Bolton, BL3 2PL
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Bolton
- Pupils on roll
- 487 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 24.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Inspected 3 July 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils, including children in the early years, enjoy coming to this friendly and welcoming school.”
- “They are taught the importance of kindness and respect and demonstrate these values every day.”
- “In lessons, pupils work hard as they want to do well.”
To improve
- “When some pupils do not attend as often as they should, the school works with parents and carers to change this.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 27 September 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 59% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 55 first-preference applications, 59 offers in total, 55 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Bolton.
- Ss Simon & Jude CofE Primary School, Bolton 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- All Saints CofE Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Ferns Primary Academy 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Stephen and All Martyrs' CofE School, Lever Bridge 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Queensbridge Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary School 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St William of York Roman Catholic Primary School 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Bishop Bridgeman CofE Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published